pagsisiyam

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From pag- +‎ siyam, coined to translate Spanish novena.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /paɡsisiˈam/ [pɐɡ.sɪˈʃam]
  • Rhymes: -am
  • Syllabification: pag‧si‧si‧yam

Noun

pagsisiyám (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜄ᜔ᜐᜒᜐᜒᜌᜋ᜔)

  1. (Roman Catholicism) novena
    Synonyms: nobena, (rare) nobenaryo

Further reading
  • “pagsisiyam”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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